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Custom built “Les Paul” style guitar

30th May 2025 George

A kit guitar, just needs finishing off and setting up. It does have some problems though, the frets are very uneven and so causing quite a lot of fret-buzz. The first fret in particular is rather low.  That’s a big problem as it means having to take every other fret down to that level. So, […]

 Custom Built, Electric, Electric Guitar, Guitars, Improvements, Uncategorised

Hofner bridge and nut upgrade

25th May 202529th May 2025 George

A rather nice guitar, but with room for improvement.   I’ve had this guitar in the workshop before but we couldn’t quite get the intonation properly adjusted as there wasn’t enough space to move the saddles far enough. The nut is also plastic, so while we’re upgrading the bridge, I’ll cut and fit a bone […]

 Electric, Electric Guitar, Guitars, Improvements, Uncategorised

Strat’ – Setup

23rd January 202030th December 2020 George

Here’s a rather nice Stratocaster, just needed a bit of a tweek on the setup. It’s got some nice pickups as well. Although for an American made Strat they got some basics wrong, the neck is on a little wonky.  Since the neck will come off to adjust the truss-rod I’ll sort that out when […]

 Electric Guitar, Uncategorised

Schecter – Bent bridge

19th November 201930th December 2020 George

Fret Buss? there can be several reasons for that,  this Schecter had a problem that I’d never encountered before… I’ve never encountered a bridge so bent out of shape. The top should be flat, with a curved bottom… I can’t fix that so it had to be replaced, there’s the new one, flat top, curved […]

 Electric, Repairs, Uncategorised

When is a Fender not a Fender?

30th July 201930th December 2020 George

When it’s on of these…. Perhaps not the worst guitar I’ve had on the bench but you can tell from all the details it’s not genuine.. At first glance it looks OK. Just take a look at the jack plate, and the lack of quality in the finish. The screws on the scratchplate haven’t been […]

 Electric Guitar, Uncategorised

PRS – Fret Dress and Setup

9th January 20199th February 2019 George

I can’t say I’ve ever really been a fan of PRS Guitars, they’re normally better than this one though.  This one has some rather uneven frets so it’s never going to play well as it is.  A fret-dress and a setup will sort that lot out though. Using a Fret Rocker over 3 frets there […]

 General, Uncategorised

What are the best replacement pickups?

5th December 20189th February 2019 George

A question I often get asked:  What are the best replacement guitar pickups available to upgrade my Guitar? Quite simple:  Radioshop Pickups.  They make a fantastic range of hand wound pickups and come right at the top of my list of upgrades… I’ve just fitted a pair of P90s to an Epiphone Casino.  Rather than […]

 General, Uncategorised

Jackson – Service and setup

29th November 20189th February 2019 George

I seem to be having a short run of this sort of thing, not quite my cup of tea though.  This one has a few problems as well, just needs a little TLC and a setup. Some of the hardware has seen better days.  A couple of new pickup rings and new screws all round […]

 General

Martin Bone Saddle and Nut upgrade

7th November 20189th February 2019 George

There’s nothing really wrong with Martin Guitars, but pretty well any guitar can be improved.  A simple upgrade for any acoustic is to replace the Nut and Saddle with bone ones. This Guitar seems to have some intonation problems.  I’m not sure quite why, the action is a little high, the strings are a little […]

 General, Uncategorised

Rickenbacker 360 – Service and Strap Locks

1st October 20189th February 2019 George

I do love a Rickenbacker, probably my favourite manufacturer. This one just needs a bit of a service and setup. While it was having a once over I also added a set of strap locks. The screw hole on the end was a little loose so I drilled it out and plugged it. With the […]

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